Details of Plants:Capsicum spp.

Plant details

Family: Solanaceae
Phytochemicals

Capsicum Annuum Lipase Inhibitor I
Capsicum Annuum Lipase Inhibitor II
NE-statewise availability

Nagaland
Vernacular Name

Nagaland: mersu (Ao)
Ailments cured

Skin diseases
Plant parts used and methods

Fruit: Taken orally
Plant References

Kichu, M; et al. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Chungtia village, Nagaland, India. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 166, 5-17, 2015.

Phytochemical References

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 1992-2016. Dr. Dukes Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. Home Page, http://phytochem.nal.usda.gov/ http://dx.doi.org/10.15482/USDA.ADC/1239279